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broadcaster and first amendment

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First things first: a commentary by Reed Hundt, chairman, Federal Communications Commission. (defining public interest obligations of spectrum license holders)
A commentary by Reed Hundt, chairman, Federal Communications Commission No values in our society are more important than those advanced and protected by the First Amendment. These values, the bedrock of a free society, are twofold: government A...
Tags: broadcaster, digital television, FCC, First Amendment, public interest, Reed Hundt
Research articles 1997-03-03
The fall of the first.(the Federal Communications Commission and the First Amendment)(includes mention of FCC's plans for fall 1996)
What a difference nine years makes;from an FCC that eliminated the fairness doctrine to Reed Hundt and mandatory children's programing In August 1987, broadcasting seemed to be on its way to gaining full First Amendment rights--the same freedom fr What a difference nine...
Tags: broadcaster, broadcasting, FCC, First Amendment, Reed Hundt, TV
Research articles 1996-08-12
A broader view of broadcasting.(Airtime: guest commentary)(the FCC's media-ownership order is not expected to hold up to the First Amendment)(Column)
The FCC's recent media-ownership order offers an extremely narrow view of the commission's First Amendment duties. Namely, that it is not "necessarily healthy for public debate to pretend as though all sides are of equal value or entitled to e The FCC's recent media-ownership...
Tags: broadcaster, broadcasting, commission, FCC, First Amendment
Research articles 2003-09-01
The Hundtification of TV. (policies of FCC chairman Reed Hundt)
Reed Hundt is on a roll. The chairman of the FCC is about to bring about a revolutionary change in children's TV policy, having worked uphill against the wishes of half or more of his colleagues and the combined opposition of the broadcasting industr Reed Hundt...
Tags: broadcaster, broadcasting, FCC, First Amendment, Reed Hundt, TV
Research articles 1996-07-08
Champion of free speech.(Two Views On The First Amendment)
First Amendment lawyer Robert Corn-Revere has been one of the most successful defenders of free-speech rights. Before the Supreme Court in 1999, he successfully argued against channel-blocking requirements that Congress had imposed on Playboy Telev First Amendment lawyer Robert Corn-Revere has been one of...
Tags: broadcaster, FCC, First Amendment
Research articles 2004-07-05
Clinton on communications.(President Bill Clinton)(includes related article on Clinton's telecommunications policy in case of second term)(Interview)(Cover Story)
Your administration supported the V-chip and the FCC rule that requires TV stations to air three hours of children's educational programing per week. How do you Justify such intrusions Into TV content in light of the First Amendment? Neither ...
Tags: Bill Clinton, broadcaster, broadcasting, FCC, First Amendment, telecommunications, TV
Research articles 1996-09-23
NBC's Wright, guilds resist ratings. (NBC President Bob Wright, Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild)(Brief Article)
WASHINGTON BC President Bob Wright last week took broadcasters to task over the latest round of TV ratings negotiations, saying he was "disappointed that our industry seems to have lost the sense of where to draw the line." It was h...
Tags: First Amendment, broadcaster, NBC Universal Inc., negotiation, Screen Actors Guild
Research articles 1997-07-07

Additional Resources

EDITORIALS.
COMMITTED TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE FIFTH ESTATE Words to live by Every broadcaster in America should have been at the Media Institute dinner in Washington last Wednesday when FCC Commissioner Michael Powell delivered what could be...
Tags: ABC Inc., broadcaster, food, Government
Research articles 1999-10-25
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